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Month: September 2008
RHODES TO RICHES
Dear Pungents, I need a pun for an article about film stars (actors, directors etc) who go on to success after studying at Oxford University. I’ve got ‘From dreaming spires to screaming admirers’ but I need something punchier. ~Guy, Oxford, UK
AS THE PUN GENTS SEE IT:
- From Oxford to Oscar
- From Oxford to Fox’s Door
- Hired Education
- Academia to the Academy
- Do the Oxtrot
- They Rhodes into the Sunset
- From Latin Mass to Matinee Lass
STEREO TYPING
Dear Pungents, can I get a few puns on racism? Not racist puns obviously—I’m mixed-race—but dealing with the subject, maybe making fun of racists if you understand. Thanks. Big up, keep doin ya things. ~Ed Azocul, Glucoseville
AS THE PUN GENTS SEE IT:
- How do you get rid of racism? Erasism.
- Racists are nutty. Just look at the cuckoo klux klan.
FARM TEAM
Dear Pungents, our touch football team needs a new name, we are being sponsored by a fruit and veg company so would love any reference to that to be a part of it. ~Steph, Brisbane, Australia
AS THE PUN GENTS SEE IT:
- Strawberry Fields Forever
- Time to Grow a Pear
- We Will Squash You
- Quit Punkin ON Us
I LIKE BIG BATONS AND I CANNOT LIE
Dear Pungents, I need a pun for a marathon relay team name. Each member of the team will run a half-marathon for the first time. Thanks. ~Brian, New York City
AS THE PUN GENTS SEE IT:
- Relay Fast Runners
- Baton Rookies
- I Like Big Batons
SUIT-ONYM
Dear Pungents, I need a team name for my law school intramural team. We will play (American) football, baseball, and a few other sports. Anything legal jargon-y will be great! ~Matt, Austin, TX
AS THE PUN GENTS SEE IT:
- The Tortoises
- The Laws Causes
- The Curly Suits
- Razing the Bar
NATURE NURTURE
Dear Pungents, a pun about getting children back to nature, as they are our future conservationists. ~Kendall, London, UK
AS THE PUN GENTS SEE IT:
- Greening up is hard to do.
- Nature: Youth it or lose it.
- Leaf it to the young people.
- Taught young bawdies.
KEEP THE BALLS ROLLING
Dear Pungents, a pun for a four-person cycling team in the Real Man Challenge. Biking for testicular cancer ~Megan, London, UK
AS THE PUN GENTS SEE IT:
- Going Going Gonads!
- Teste fy!
- Get Behind the Eight Balls
- Tired of Cancer
- Wheel End Cancer
- The Droop Troup (Don’t leave our members danglin’)
- Nuts and Bolts
David from Toronto:
On the issues McCain will Palin comparison to Obama. Barack’s just Biden his time.
Which dynasty of kings believed in sprawl?
The House of Burbin’. [As for the Tooters, they were known for breaking Windsor.]